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How to be wild

How to be Wild - Simon Barnes

A passionate journalist that recommends that we find the wild inside each of us - Simon Barnes takes us on a journey through a year, from one raucous spring to the next - with sparrows and flying squirrels, blackbirds and elephants, badgers, butterflies and mosquitoes, as his companions.

Nature first fruitisliv

Nature First: Outdoor Life the Friluftsliv Way - Bob Henderson & Nils Vikander (Eds

Combines the Scandinavian approach to creating a relationship with nature (known as friluftsliv) with efforts by Canadian and international educators to adapt this wisdom and apply it to everyday life experiences in the open air.

WHT1001

Get Your Boots On

Young wildlife champion Alex White is on a quest to get more people out enjoying nature. In this inspirational book, he and a host of well-known contributors reveal what got them into wildlife in the first place.

Just a small selection of nature & sustainability books available from Muddy Faces

Collins Complete Guide to British Wildlife

Collins Complete Guide to British Wildlife

£16.99 exVAT

A comprehensive and heavily illustrated guide to every species of British wildlife, this book is the definitive photographic reference guide for nature enthusiasts.


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Field Guide - Ancient Woodland Indicators

Field Guide - Ancient Woodland Indicators

£4.00 exVAT

This chart is part of the FSC’s range of fold-out charts, designed to help users identify of a wide range of plants and animals. Each chart is laminated to make it splash proof and robust for use outdoors.


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My First Book ... Bundle

My First Book ... Bundle

£23.99 exVAT

Captivating illustrations and lively text make this follow-up to the bestselling My First Book of Garden Birds the perfect first introduction to garden animals.


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PUBLO28 LA Nature Watch 20x20

Nature

Teach children all about nature with this range of books dedicated to animals, plants and weather.

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Forest School guides & books

Forest School experts share their skills & knowledge through books & guides for Early Years, Primary schools & anyone wanting to develop their outdoor provision.

- How-tos, guides & manuals for creating & developing your Forest School
- Starting & growing Forest School provision at your setting
- Forest School book recommendations to inspire and inform your time outdoors

We’d love to hear about the books & guides that have inspired you or informed your Forest School practice. Please send links, recommendations or short reviews to share@muddyfaces.co.uk

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Health & wellbeing books

Books on health & wellbeing outdoors that can inspire and inform you in your time outdoors.

We'd love your recommendations and book reviews - send them to share@muddyfaces.co.uk and we'll add the best here.

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Learning outdoors books

Books on implementing the curriculum outdoors that can inspire and inform you in your time outdoors.

We'd love your recommendations and book reviews - send them to share@muddyfaces.co.uk and we'll add the best here.

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